
Benfica vs Sporting 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Benfica are hosting Sporting CP
at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 1': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 1': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 8': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pote with a through ball.
- 20': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Valentino Lazaro.
- 55': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Zouhair Feddal because of an injury.
- 62': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 2. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a through ball.
- 68': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 3. Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
- 73': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces André Almeida.
- 75': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Julian Weigl.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 85': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
- 86': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 89': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Manuel Ugarte.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Pote.
- 90'+6': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 3. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 3.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,790
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,790
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+11 | Sporting CP | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+9 | FC Porto | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+4 | Moreirense | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+6 | Braga | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
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BEN![]() |
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19 | Fouls | 15 |
6 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 4 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
14 | SHOTS | 11 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
173 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
243 | Passes | 484 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
15 | Crosses | 21 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
42 | Long Balls | 44 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
17 | Tackles | 19 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
17 | Interceptions | 9 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
26 | Clearances | 7 |
Benfica (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
5 | Jan Vertonghen ![]() |
34 | André Almeida |
28 | Julian Weigl ![]() |
20 | João Mário |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
22 | Valentino Lazaro |
9 | Darwin Núñez |
7 | Everton |
27 | Rafa Silva |
Sporting CP (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
3 | Zouhair Feddal ![]() |
13 | Luís Neto |
15 | Manuel Ugarte |
8 | Matheus Nunes |
2 | Matheus Reis |
24 | Pedro Porro ![]() |
21 | Paulinho ![]() |
17 | Pablo Sarabia |
28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
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